Stratemeyer, George E., 1890-1969

George Edward Stratemeyer (b. 1890, Cincinnati, Ohio-d. Aug. 11, 1969), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from West Point in 1915, completed pilot training, then transferred to the Air Corps in 1920. After serving in Hawaii, he became an instructor in tactics at West Point and later, an instructor at the Command and General Staff School. During World War II, he was commanding general, India-Burma Sector, and air adviser to the commanding general of the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations. He later commanded the Army Air Forces in the China Theater. After the War, General Stratemeyer commanded the Air Defense Command, and in 1949 went to Tokyo as commanding general, Far East Air Forces, which he led through the first year of the Korean War. He retired in 1952.

From the description of Stratemeyer, George E., 1890-1969 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570890

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